*Michael Güttler replaces Robin Ticciati, who has had to withdraw for medical reasons

Gerald Finley returns to the critically acclaimed role of Han Sachs in a revival of David McVicar’s landmark production.

The world of the Mastersingers, a group of poets and musicians, is turned upside down when the free-thinking Walther Von Stolzing enters their singing competition to win his beloved Eva. Sachs is forced to weigh up the value of rule-breaking inspiration against that of time-honoured traditions, while grappling with the viability of his own dreams.

'Glyndebourne thinks big with a Wagner staging to treasure'The Sunday Telegraph'Gerald Finley is glorious: vocally right back to his volatile best'The Times